Upright vacuum cleaner

1. A method of providing a plurality of surface cleaning apparatuses, each of which has a different appearance, wherein the surface cleaning apparatus comprises a plurality of components including an air treatment member, a dirt collection chamber and a motor casing, the method comprising:

(a) providing a first version of the dirt collection chamber having a first appearance and providing a first version of the motor casing having a first motor casing appearance, the first version of the motor casing containing a first motor;

(b) providing a second version of the dirt collection chamber having a second appearance wherein the second appearance is different from the first appearance and providing a second version of the motor casing having a second motor casing appearance wherein the second appearance is different from the first appearance, the second version of the motor casing containing a second motor;

(c) producing a first surface cleaning apparatus which includes the first version of the dirt collection chamber and the first version of the motor casing; and,

(d) producing a second surface cleaning apparatus which includes the second version of the dirt collection chamber and the second version of the motor casing,

wherein each of the first version of the dirt collection chamber and the second version of the dirt collection chamber is assemblable with a remainder of the plurality of components whereby the first version of the dirt collection chamber is interchangeable with the second version of the dirt collection chamber,

wherein each of the first version of the motor casing and the second version of the motor casing is assemblable with a remainder of the plurality of components whereby the first version of the motor casing is interchangeable with the second version of the motor casing,

wherein, when the first surface cleaning apparatus is upright, the first version of the motor casing is at an elevation above the first version of the dirt collection chamber, and

wherein, when the second surface cleaning apparatus is upright, the second version of the motor casing is at an elevation above the second version of the dirt collection chamber, and

wherein, when the first surface cleaning apparatus is provided, the first version of the motor casing containing the first motor is fixedly connected at a relative position to the first version of the dirt collection chamber and, when the second surface cleaning apparatus is provided, the second version of the motor casing containing the second motor is fixedly connected at the same relative position to the second version of the dirt collection chamber.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising providing a first version of the air treatment member and providing a second version of the air treatment member, wherein the first version of the air treatment member is mountable to a portion of the first surface cleaning apparatus and the second version of the air treatment member is also mountable to the portion.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the first version of the motor casing is mountable to a portion of the first surface cleaning apparatus and the second version of the motor casing is also mountable to the portion.

4. A method of providing a plurality of surface cleaning apparatuses, each of which has a different appearance, wherein the surface cleaning apparatus comprises a plurality of components including a first air treatment member having a first appearance, a second air treatment member having a second appearance, a first version of the motor casing containing a first motor and having a first appearance and a second version of the motor casing containing a second motor and having a second appearance, the method comprising:

(a) producing a first surface cleaning apparatus of a particular type wherein the components of the first surface cleaning apparatus have a first relative positioning with respect to each other, the first surface cleaning apparatus includes a first combination of one of the first and second versions of the air treatment member and the first version of the motor casing; and,

(b) producing a second surface cleaning apparatus of the particular type wherein the components of the second surface cleaning apparatus have a second relative positioning with respect to each other that is the same as the first relative positioning, the second surface cleaning apparatus includes a second combination of the one of the first and second versions of the air treatment member and the second version of the motor casing

wherein each of the first version of the air treatment member and the second version of the air treatment member is assemblable with a remainder of the plurality of components whereby the first version of the air treatment member is interchangeable with the second version of the air treatment member,

wherein each of the first version of the motor casing and the second version of the motor casing is assemblable with a remainder of the plurality of components whereby the first version of the motor casing is interchangeable with the second version of the motor casing,

wherein, when the first surface cleaning apparatus is provided, the first version of the motor casing containing the first motor is fixedly connected at a relative position to the first version of the air treatment member and, when the second surface cleaning apparatus is provided, the second version of the motor casing containing the second motor is fixedly connected at the same relative position to the second version of the air treatment member.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein the first combination of the one of the first and second versions of the air treatment member and one of the first and second versions of the motor casing is assemblable with a remainder of the plurality of components, the second combination of the one of the first and second versions of the air treatment member and one of the first and second versions of the motor casing is assemblable with the remainder of the plurality of components and the remainder of the plurality of components used in the first and the second surface cleaning apparatus are the same.

6. The method of claim 4 wherein the first air treatment member is mountable to a portion of the first surface cleaning apparatus and the second air treatment member is also mountable to the portion.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein the portion comprises one of the first and second motor casings.

8. The method of claim 5 wherein the first motor casing is mountable to a portion of the first surface cleaning apparatus and the second motor casing is also mountable to the portion.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the portion comprises one of the first and second air treatment members.

10. The method of claim 4 wherein the remainder of the plurality of components used in the first and the second surface cleaning apparatus are the same.

11. A method of providing a plurality of surface cleaning apparatuses, each of which has a different appearance, wherein the surface cleaning apparatus comprises a plurality of components including a cyclone and a motor casing, the method comprising:

(a) providing a first version of the cyclone having a first cyclone appearance and providing a first version of the motor casing containing a first motor and having a first motor casing appearance;

(b) providing a second version of the cyclone having a second cyclone appearance wherein the second cyclone appearance is different from the first cyclone appearance and providing a second version of the motor casing containing a second motor and having a second motor casing appearance wherein the second appearance is different from the first appearance;

(c) producing a first surface cleaning apparatus which includes the first version of the cyclone and the first version of the motor casing; and,

(d) producing a second surface cleaning apparatus which includes the second version of the cyclone and the second version of the motor casing,

wherein each of the first version of the cyclone and the second version of the cyclone is assemblable with a remainder of the plurality of components whereby the first version of the cyclone is interchangeable with the second version of the cyclone,

wherein each of the first version of the motor casing and the second version of the motor casing is assemblable with a remainder of the plurality of components whereby the first version of the motor casing is interchangeable with the second version of the motor casing, and,

wherein, when the first surface cleaning apparatus is provided, the first version of the motor casing containing the first motor is fixedly connected at a relative position to the first version of the cyclone and, when the second surface cleaning apparatus is provided, the second version of the motor casing containing the second motor is fixedly connected at the same relative position to the second version of the cyclone.